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<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="false" CodeFile="Default.aspx.vb" Inherits="DropDownList" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
<title>Untitled Page</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>
What is your favorite ice cream flavor?
<asp:DropDownList ID="flavors" runat="server">
<asp:ListItem>A</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem>B</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem>C</asp:ListItem>
</asp:DropDownList>
<br />
<asp:Button ID="btnSubmit" runat="server" Text="Click Me" />
<br />
<br />
<asp:Label ID="results" runat="server"></asp:Label></div>
</form>
</body>
</html>
File: Default.aspx.vb
Partial Class DropDownList
Inherits System.Web.UI.Page
Protected Sub btnSubmit_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnSubmit.Click
results.Text = "You like " & flavors.SelectedItem.Text
End Sub
End Class